{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Once more astonished : the parables of Jesus \/ Jan Lambrecht.","author":"Lambrecht, J.","isbn":"0824500938","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Crossroad Pub."},"datePublished":"1981","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\t1. Parables in the synoptic gospels -- The many meanings of the word \"parable\" -- Insight and appeal -- Overview of the synoptic parables -- 2. Parables in Luke 15: What was lost -- A closer look at chapter 15 -- The lost sheep -- The prodigal son -- Actualization -- 3. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) -- No problems? -- Redacted tradition -- The message of Jesus -- A plea for Luke -- Fruitful exegesis -- 4. Parables in Mark 4 -- Defining the problem -- Mark's redactional role -- The explanation of the sower (Verses 14-20) -- The similitudes and the parable -- The secret of the Kingdom of God. \r\n5. Parables elsewhere in Mark's Gospel -- Discussion about Beelzebul (Mark 3:22-30) -- Clean and unclean (Mark 7:1-23) -- The wicked tenants (Mark 12:1-12) -- The budding fig tree and the doorkeeper (Mark 13:28-29 and 34-36) -- A Marcan parable theory? -- 6. The wise and foolish virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) -- Matthew's eschatological discourse (Chapters 24-25) -- Uncertainties and disturbing elements in Matthiew 25:1-13 -- Tradition and redaction -- Jesus' original parable -- Matthew's allegorizing -- 7. The talents and the pounds (Matthew 25:14-30 and Luke 19:11-27) -- Comparison of the talents and the pounds -- The parable in early Christian preaching -- The parable in Jesus' preaching -- The parable in Luke's gospel -- The parable in Matthew's gospel -- 8. The Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46) -- The context -- The text of the Last Judgment -- The pre-Matthean tradition or text -- Matthew's interpretation -- \"Smallness\" and poverty -- The Last Judgment in the Parousia discourse. \r\n\r\nOther Notes: \tTranslation of: Terwijl Hij tot ons sprak., Includes bibliographical references and indexes.\n\nPublished in: New York\n\nPhysical description: xiv, 245 pages ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Parables at work \/ John C. Purdy.","author":"Purdy, J. C.","isbn":"0664246400","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Westminster Press"},"datePublished":"1985","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tHousekeeping : the parable of the leaven -- Rewards : the parable of the hidden treasure -- Excellence : the parable of the pearl merchant -- Retirement : the parable of the rich fool -- Fairness : the parable of workers in the vineyard -- Waste : the parable of the prodigal son -- Fulfillment : the parable of the mustard seed -- Success : the parable of the secretly growing seed -- Patience : the parable of the wheat and the weeds -- Endowments : the parable of the talents -- Accountability : the parable of the dishonest steward -- Sleeping : the parable of the watchful servants.\n\nPublished in: Philadelphia\n\nPhysical description: 132 pages ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":"1st ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The gospel in parable : metaphor, narrative, and theology in the Synoptic Gospels \/ John R. Donahue.","author":"Donahue, J. R.","isbn":"0800624807","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Fortress Press"},"datePublished":"1988","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\t1. How does a parable mean? -- Introduction -- The parable as text -- The parable as narrative -- The parable as context -- 2. The parables of Mark -- Introduction -- Parables and the mystery of the kingdom: Mark 4 -- The drama of salvation history in Mark 12 -- Community life \"between the times\": the parables of Mark 13 -- 3. The parables of Matthew -- Introduction -- Ethics and discipleship: Matthew's redaction of Mark 4 -- The justice of the kingdom in Matthew -- Matthew's debate with \"the synagogue across the street\" -- The eschatological crisis and the parables of Matthew 24 and 25 -- 4. The parables of Luke -- Introduction -- Luke's theological program: The Good Samaritan in context -- Table fellowship with the marginal and Luke's gospel in parable -- A \"gospel within a gospel\": The parables of Luke 15 -- The parables of Luke 16 and rich and poor in Luke's gospel -- Trial by prayer: the parables of the widow and the judge and the Pharisee and the tax collector -- 5.The gospel in parable -- The Gospel of Mark: Christology and discipleship in parable -- Eschatology, ethics, and the Good News of the Kingdom: Matthew's gospel in parable -- Parables and paradigms for a community in mission: Luke's gospel in parable -- Proclaiming the gospel in parable. \r\n\r\nOther Notes:        \tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 220-233). Includes indexes.\n\nPublished in: Philadelphia ; New York\n\nPhysical description: xi, 254 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}